[plt-scheme] file lock

From: David Gurvich (david.gurvich at verizon.net)
Date: Tue Dec 19 12:43:44 EST 2006

Different file access modes are determined by the underlying OS.  MSWord 
actually works on copies of the file.  Emacs and vim both work on copies of 
the file and save different versions, with names like file~ or #file#, if 
multiple instances are being used or the program halts before saving.
On Tuesday 19 December 2006 10:24, jos koot wrote:
> Hi,
> Is it possible to have PLT-scheme lock a file such as to prevent
> simultaneous access from different stand allone programs? I looked around
> in the docs, but could not find any related topic. I am sure it is possible
> somehow, for MSWord can. Greetings, Jos Koot
>
> I use version full-369.1-bin-i386-win32.exe on Winsows XP home.

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